Account Technology Strategist

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About the role

  • Account Technology Strategist advising Canadian clients on Microsoft cloud, AI, security, and modernization. Driving executive roadmaps, Azure adoption, and Avanade services growth.

Responsibilities

  • Build trusted advisor relationships with CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, CISOs, business executives, and line-of-business leaders across 8–10 accounts
  • Facilitate strategic discussions on business transformation, AI adoption, cloud modernization, cybersecurity, data platforms, and workplace productivity
  • Develop executive-level technology visions and multi-year transformation roadmaps
  • Lead technology conversations positioning Microsoft as the preferred strategic partner
  • Create and maintain comprehensive technology strategies and account technology plans
  • Identify opportunities to expand Microsoft cloud consumption and platform adoption
  • Influence customer investments toward Azure, Microsoft 365, Security, Fabric, Data & AI, and Business Applications
  • Translate industry-specific challenges into business and technology solutions
  • Lead executive conversations around generative AI, Copilot, intelligent agents, and emerging technologies
  • Identify AI use cases and establish adoption roadmaps
  • Help define governance, security, and change management strategies for AI deployment
  • Guide cloud migration, data platform modernization, security transformation, digital workplace, application modernization, and hybrid/multi-cloud initiatives
  • Act as the virtual CTO for the account team
  • Coordinate Microsoft specialists, architects, and customer success managers
  • Drive alignment across pursuit, solutioning, implementation, and adoption activities
  • Support business value cases, ROI analyses, and executive presentations
  • Establish success criteria, track business outcomes, and demonstrate realized value

Requirements

  • 8+ years of technology consulting, enterprise architecture, account management, or technology strategy experience
  • Experience engaging executive stakeholders and business decision makers
  • Demonstrated success managing complex customer relationships
  • Experience driving cloud, data, AI, security, or application modernization initiatives
  • Strong understanding of at least three of: Microsoft Azure; Microsoft 365; Security and Compliance solutions; Data & AI platforms (Fabric, Foundry, etc.); Business Applications (D365); cloud architecture and modernization strategies; generative AI and intelligent agents
  • Executive presence and communication skills
  • Strategic thinking and business acumen
  • Account planning and opportunity development
  • Financial and business case development
  • Stakeholder management and influence

Benefits

  • Exceptional development and training, including a minimum of 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications
  • Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally
  • Dedicated career advisor to encourage your growth
  • Engaged and helpful coworkers
  • Inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging
  • Additional incentive compensation under the Sales Achievement Bonus Plan, based on achievement toward individual sales targets

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

CA$110,000 - CA$135,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Tech skills

AzureCloudCyber Security

Location requirements

OnsiteTorontoCanada

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